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Updated: Saturday, 03 Nov 2012, 12:21 PM CDT
Published : Saturday, 03 Nov 2012, 12:21 PM CDT

MARSHFIELD, Wis. (AP) - A Marshfield man is due in court next week on charges that he doused a pregnant woman in gasoline and threatened to set her on fire.

A WAOW-TV report says Tyler S. Ress has an initial appearance scheduled for Monday morning. The 23-year-old faces four felony charges, including first-degree recklessly endangering safety and attempting to cause an abortion. He also faces three misdemeanor charges.

Prosecutors say Ress assaulted the pregnant 28-year-old Marshfield woman in September, punching her several times in the stomach. Authorities say he also tried to strangle her during the three-hour domestic ordeal.

Online court records did not list a defense attorney Saturday.